I must say that I fail to understand much of this post because of its generalistic terms. WHO is punishing you? What do you mean this is "on your family" and "just letting it happen". Who is they?
The fact is your doctor was wrong. HPV never leaves the body it only becomes dormant and just becuase you do not show symptoms does not mean you cannot communicate it to others. Even having a negative HPV test doesn't mean you still can't communicate the virus. This is what they used to say about herpes, it was only communicable if you had symptoms and they know now that this simply isn't true. Whether or not you decide to tell your future partners that you have hPV is your decision. In my opinion, especially when you are talking about a virus which can potentially cause cancer I would put myself in the other person's shoes and ask if I would want to be informed and decide if I wanted to take that risk - not have it imposed upon me, but that's my opinion. I don't know what "trap" you are talking about either. There are low risk the genital wart type andhigh risk, the cancer causing strains and you can have both at the same time. You don't mention your age or if you have been tested for high risk HPV or if any changes from high risk HPV have shown up on your pap smears so it is difficult to really respond to your post unless of course your purpose was simply to vent.
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I must say that I fail to understand much of this post because of its generalistic terms. WHO is punishing you? What do you mean this is "on your family" and "just letting it happen". Who is they?
The fact is your doctor was wrong. HPV never leaves the body it only becomes dormant and just becuase you do not show symptoms does not mean you cannot communicate it to others. Even having a negative HPV test doesn't mean you still can't communicate the virus. This is what they used to say about herpes, it was only communicable if you had symptoms and they know now that this simply isn't true. Whether or not you decide to tell your future partners that you have hPV is your decision. In my opinion, especially when you are talking about a virus which can potentially cause cancer I would put myself in the other person's shoes and ask if I would want to be informed and decide if I wanted to take that risk - not have it imposed upon me, but that's my opinion. I don't know what "trap" you are talking about either. There are low risk the genital wart type andhigh risk, the cancer causing strains and you can have both at the same time. You don't mention your age or if you have been tested for high risk HPV or if any changes from high risk HPV have shown up on your pap smears so it is difficult to really respond to your post unless of course your purpose was simply to vent.
November 4, 2011 - 3:36pmThis Comment
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